EP 1240717 A2 20020918 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND EXCHANGING DATA FOR MULTIMEDIAL APPLIANCES AND AN APPLIANCE SUITABLE THEREFOR
Title (en)
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND EXCHANGING DATA FOR MULTIMEDIAL APPLIANCES AND AN APPLIANCE SUITABLE THEREFOR
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR STEUERUNG UND ZUM AUSTAUSCH VON DATEN FÜR MULTIMEDIALE GERÄTE SOWIE DAFÜR GEEIGNETES GERÄT
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE COMMANDE ET D'ECHANGE DE DONNEES POUR APPAREILS MULTIMEDIA, ET APPAREIL ADAPTE A CE PROCEDE
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 19961644 A 19991221
- EP 0012257 W 20001206
Abstract (en)
[origin: US7401166B2] The present invention relates to a method and a system for controlling and/or exchanging data for multimedia appliances and an appliance suitable therefor According to prior art, methods and systems for controlling and exchanging data for multimedial appliances have the disadvantage that said methods, systems and appliances are very simple with regard to the requirements and the possibilities at hand and involve considerable hardware requirements. The invention is based upon the fact that each appliance which is integrated into the system sends a message at regular intervals and by means of the bus as soon as said appliance has been activated The type of the appliance can be detected by means of said message which also reveals that the appliance is switched on, i.e. active. All the remaining active appliances in the system evaluate said messages and send such messages themselves as long as said appliances are active. The active appliances can control other active appliances or exchange data with other active appliances if required because each active appliance is thus provided with information on the other active appliances in the system.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 13/14 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G08C 15/06 (2006.01); H04B 1/20 (2006.01); H04B 3/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/413 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04N 5/765 (2006.01); G11B 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H04B 1/205 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0147129 A2 20010628; WO 0147129 A3 20011227; AT E281713 T1 20041115; DE 19961644 A1 20010628; DE 50008547 D1 20041209; EP 1240717 A2 20020918; EP 1240717 B1 20041103; ES 2232519 T3 20050601; JP 2003518803 A 20030610; JP 3727589 B2 20051214; US 2003009581 A1 20030109; US 7401166 B2 20080715
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 0012257 W 20001206; AT 00987353 T 20001206; DE 19961644 A 19991221; DE 50008547 T 20001206; EP 00987353 A 20001206; ES 00987353 T 20001206; JP 2001547750 A 20001206; US 14811002 A 20020524